HMelendez

Mr. Giant Plants in Florida!......LOL.....That is a good one Mike!.....


I am referring to the Costa Rican Malanga Lila (Purple Malanga)!.....I usually get them down here in Florida, on Sundays at The Organic/Wholesale Food Market Place!....





Scientific Name: Xanthosoma Sagittifolium

An herbaceous perennial plant. It has underground stem, from which sprout swollen, lateral and horizontal shoots, known as cormels. It is oriented to human consumption. The corms are used for human and animal food, thanks to its nutritional content. A countless number of dishes are prepared with it, such as: soft drinks, beverages, soups, pastas, salads, sweets, breads, cakes, cookies and ice-cream.....


A very nutritious food!....

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cincinnana

Malanga.

I picked mine up at the market and have grown them ever since for the awesome tropical foliage.
Never have eaten them though.

Easy to grow and overwinter in containers in zone 5/6.

Btw your plants are beasts....Looking good.
Waiting for " New corms #3"

.This is a malanga repot carnage photo......I should eat them instead of repotting them.
For Sunday breakfast I might make Goetta, eggs and hash browns( shredded malanga) and toast.

Can you smoke them?

Malanga
by
Hostafarian,
on Flickr

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HMelendez

Thank you Mike!.....Just trying to do my best with the plants!....


"Waiting for "New Corms #3!".......hahahahahaha!.....LOL!.....


Ummm!.....Yummmy!...That sounds like a awesome Sunday breakfast!.....


Don't know about smoke them, tho!.....I have never tried!....


I have been eating Malanga since I was a child!.....My mom used to boil them first, then peel them, cut them in chunks and blend them with milk, a little bit of honey and liquid vanilla flavor!......What a refreshing, very nutritious milkshake!....Now you got me hungry!.....

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cincinnana

LOL ,
Hector,

I will go to my grow room and pop out a big root and make this delicious drink using vanilla soy milk.
This is going to make a great smoothie.........yummers
I will let you know.
Thanks for sharing!

Malanga drink to you

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Strong bird farm

Put 60 lbs of two different kinds of ginger in coconut mulch and then in the germination chamber.

Iowa

Started some Thai Giant Elephant Ear seeds today. Some where last years '16 and some '17 (I guess that is last year now). We will see if any of these.



Will become these.

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cincinnana

Transplanted some Arisaema urashima.
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Arisaema urashima
by
Hostafarian, on Flickr

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The plant is a decent spreader in forest floor conditions.

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Arisaema urashima
by
Hostafarian,
on Flickr

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tasanas

I planted ferns and cassia fistula and other plants yesterday.

cincinnana

Getting a jump dividing dormant small/mini ferns and hostas.
Bonsai pots improve the presentation of super small plants.
Circle of friends(left) have the centers cut out for fern and hosta placement.
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Potting up some hosta for spring
by
Hostafarian,
on Flickr

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Dalmatiansoap

Trithrinax campestris and Sabal palmetto palms I grew from seeds

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cincinnana

Planted (overseeded) some Finelawn turf seed in the yard.

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cincinnana

Put up some of the dwarfs the last few days.

Dwarf plants under 4 feet are an easy grow under lights for the few months for winter.

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cincinnana

I did move many plants indoors for a few more days during this cold snap...

Putting a heavy plant on the trim mower makes moving heavy plants so much easier.

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Spring is the time to carefully split your small pups.

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Time to fill the terra cotta..

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cincinnana

Do you Hosta?

Now and fall is the time to split this plant...this is the orinoco of hosta

There are great YouTube videos.....to split your plants.
Choose what works for you......
New intro.....


Hostsa...
by
Hostafarian,
on Flickr

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cincinnana

Spring ..
Time to repot, replant, split,and refresh the soil in your containers and planters.

Rejuvenate the soilless mix for best plant performance.
It's like getting a new plant each time.


Planter maintenance
by
Hostafarian,
on Flickr

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cincinnana

Spring ..
Time to repot,replant,split and refresh the soil in your containers and planters.

Rejuvenate the soilless mix for best plant performance.
It's like getting a new plant each time.


Planter maintenance
by
Hostafarian,
on Flickr

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aruzinsky

Rhizomes of 9 new heliconias, 3 new calatheas and 1 new stromanthe and I have more on the way.

aruzinsky

rhizome of heliconia indica 'spectabilis' aka illustris 'rubricaulis' (pink striped)



At $68.99, including shipping, this is the most expensive plant I ever bought. In the mid 1980s, I got several rhizomes for free from a Mr. Howard Cooper in Hana, Maui, Hawaii. These won't grow outdoors in Florida because they are very cold sensitive.

Dalmatiansoap

Two Koroneiki Olives and two rose bushes.
Love good beginning, Happy New Year everyone

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cincinnana

Today I planted onion sets for their round flower spikes as a landscape plant.

They should add some interesting visual interest.

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